7th Chicago Indie Critics Nominations

A fairly generic list from Chicago’s independent critics with Barbenheimer dominating predicatbly.

Nominations Tallies

(13) Barbie
(12) Oppenheimer
(10) Poor Things
(8) The Holdovers
(6) Killers of the Flower Moon, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(5) The Iron Claw, Past Lives
(4) Anatomy of a Fall, Maestro
(3) American Fiction, The Boy and the Heron, The Color Purple, The Zone of Interest
(2) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Godzilla Minus One, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, May December, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Priscilla, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Wonka
(1) 20 Days in Mariupol, All of Us Strangers, American Symphony, Asteroid City, The Creator, The Disappearance of Shere Hite, Elemental, John Wick: Chapter 4, Nimona, Polite Society, Silver Dollar Road, Sisu, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, When Evil Lurks

The Nominations

Best Studio Film (over $20M)

Barbie
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Independent Film (under $20M)

All of Us Strangers
Anatomy of a Fall
The Iron Claw
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest

Best Animated Film

The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Director

Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Celine Song – Past Lives

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
Teo Yoo – Past Lives

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry
Charles Melton – May December
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actress

Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
America Ferrera – Barbie
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Julianne Moore – May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best Original Screenplay

Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Original Song

I’m Just Ken – Barbie
Keep It Movin’ – The Color Purple
Peaches – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
What Was I Made For? – Barbie
A World of Your Own – Wonka

Best Musical Score

Barbie
The Boy and the Heron
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Editing

The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Cinematography

Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest

Best Production Design

Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Costume Design

Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Poor Things
Priscilla
Wonka

Best Makeup

Barbie
The Iron Claw
Maestro
Poor Things
Priscilla

Best Visual Effects

The Creator
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Foreign-Language Film

Anatomy of a Fall
The Boy and the Heron
Godzilla Minus One
When Evil Lurks
The Zone of Interest

Best Documentary

American Symphony
The Disappearance of Shere Hite
Silver Dollar Road
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
20 Days in Mariupol

Breakout Artist

.Charles Melton
.Dominic Sessa
.Cailee Spaeny
.Celine Song
.Sophie Wilde

Sight Unseen Performance

Jack Black – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
.Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oscar Isaac – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Helen Mirren – Barbie
Hailee Steinfeld – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Ensemble

American Fiction
Asteroid City
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Stunts

The Iron Claw
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Polite Society
Sisu

Trailblazer Award (audacious artist/film)

TBD

Impact Award (positive impact in cinema)

Rebecca Fons – Gene Siskel Film Center
Dann Gire, Raymond Benson – Dan and Raymond Movie Club
Morgan Harris – Acacia Media Group
Katie Rife, Will Morris, Ryan Oestreich – Music Box Theatre programming
Dennis Scott – Music Box Theatre organist